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If we take a long view of human civilization and history, it is hard not to be impressed by how far we have come. Sure, we could always do more, and y ... View all

iTunes users can subscribe to this podcast The first time I looked at the etymology of the word hurricane was in August of 2005. At that time I d ... View all

One of the Palestinian Authority's famous frauds is the claim that there was never a Jewish Community in the Holy Land. They like to say that any Jewi ... View all

Roll up roll up! Last chance to get a dose of audience participation and thought-provoking entertainment from True/Fictions The Exquisite Corpse at t ... View all

There are a thousand reasons, but today I want to focus on one reason.  America is great because we dont look to government to solve our problems, we ... View all

While the Olympic games and Michael Phelps spectacular array of medals distracted us for a few weeks, the political season is now back upon us in ful ... View all

Back in high school I was addicted to Mountain Dew, possibly the most disgusting soda flavor ever invented. Unfortunately, my high school days were so ... View all

Please press “1” to continue reading this blog post. Please press “2” to waste some more of my time and really annoy me. Please press “3” to fi ... View all

I attended the n+1 panel discussion on the '90s on Friday. I had a question that I wanted to ask, but the q&a was dragging on, and raising my hand fel ... View all

You may have heard, there’s Fraggles on the horizon. In movie form.Recently, I was given the rare opportunity to take a peek at the script to the upc ... View all

Friedrich Hayek described it as “one of the greatest instruments of freedom ever invented by men”. The sociologist Georg Simmel noted that it “means m ... View all

And so it continues. Clara Janes anxiety hasnt improved, and my patience are gone. I find myself losing empathy and compassion for my own child. T ... View all

The fried clam was first created at Woodman’s in Essex Massachusetts in 1916. “Chubby” and Bessie Woodman opened their roadside clam shack on the caus ... View all

I grew up at a rare time - when Star Trek: The Next Generation was airing new episodes. And it was a very, very cool show, not adored just by Trekkies ... View all

We are entering a new era, the title says it all, The green movement other wise known as the environmental movement has raged forth since its 1967 b ... View all

Above: Those arrested reportedly belong to a group headed by former opposition party leader Berhanu Nega, an Ethiopian- American economics profess ... View all

As far as concept albums go, American Idiot was as loose as they come. Based around your typical suburban layabout, the Jesus of Suburbia, and his fre ... View all

Memorial Day is just around the corner, so get ready - it is the kickoff to summer entertaining; but it can be challenging to keep one eye on your poc ... View all

by Stoney deGeyter Over the past ten years or so the Internet has busted the doors of "free stuff" wide open. More and more we are able to get coo ... View all